Seoraksan
The highest mountain of the Taebaek range in Gangwon Province, rising to 1,708 metres. Its national park has granite peaks, waterfalls and temples, and a cable car climbs to a viewpoint above the valley.
- Where
- Sokcho, Gangwon, South Korea
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 38.1194, 128.4656
Get the Seoraksan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Seoraksan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gangwon volume with your photos and a note.
Near Seoraksan
Odaesan National Park 36 km
A cluster of mountains and a national park in eastern Gangwon Province, where Gangneung, Pyeongchang and Hongcheon meet. Its five peaks give the name Odae, and its forested valleys hold the Woljeongsa and Sangwonsa temples and old hiking trails.
Woljeongsa 45 km
A Buddhist temple on the slopes of Odaesan in Pyeongchang County, founded in 643 by the Silla monk Jajang. It was destroyed during the Korean War and rebuilt in the 1960s, and it is reached by a long path through a fir forest.
Daegwallyeong 55 km
A mountain pass 832 metres high in the Taebaek Mountains, running between Pyeongchang and Gangneung in Gangwon Province. It was an important historical route linking the Yeongseo and Yeongdong regions, and is known today for wind turbines and sheep pasture.
Namiseom 90 km
A half moon shaped river island in Chuncheon, formed when land was flooded by a dam on the Han. Tree lined lanes and lawns cross it, and it became famous for the television drama Winter Sonata.
Buseoksa 126 km
A Buddhist temple near the mountain Bonghwangsan in Buseok-myeon, Yeongju, founded in 676 by the scholar-monk Uisang. Its Muryangsujeon hall is among the oldest wooden buildings in Korea, and the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sosu Seowon 133 km
The oldest surviving seowon, or Confucian academy, in Korea. It was founded in 1543 in Yeongju by Chu Sebung and is set in a pine forest. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing of seowon.
Namhansanseong 133 km
A fortress city on the mountain Namhansan, in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul. Its walls date largely from the 17th century, and it served as an emergency capital in times of war. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Olympic Park 135 km
A large park in Songpa District, Seoul, opened in 1986 and used for the 1988 Summer Olympics. It holds sports halls, sculptures, lawns and a Baekje era earthen fortress site, and locals come here to walk and cycle.
More famous places to visit in Gangwon
Questions
Where is Seoraksan?
Seoraksan is in Sokcho, Gangwon, South Korea. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Odaesan National Park (36 km), Woljeongsa (45 km), Daegwallyeong (55 km).
How do I get the Seoraksan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Seoraksan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gangwon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Seoraksan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gangwon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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